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Lehigh Valley Space Fest, brought to the region by two NASA Solar System Ambassadors, was held May 6-7, 2023 at Paxinosa Elementary School in Easton.
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A team of Emmaus High School students placed first in the Lehigh County Conservation District’s Envirothon the last week of April.
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No, those weren’t UFOs spotted over the Lehigh Valley on Thursday night. Starlink internet satellites orbiting Earth were visible to skywatchers in the area.
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WLVR’s Brad Klein speaks with Environment & Science Reporter, Molly Bilinski about her work reporting on the Lehigh Gap Nature Center in Slatington.
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Easton's branch of the American Association of University Women is holding its annual Girls Recognition Night Thursday at the Nurture Nature Center. Seventh graders from Easton, Wilson, Nazareth and Bangor area middle schools will be honored.
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American shad populations, once plentiful in the Lehigh River, have dwindled. Officials and fishermen point to ineffective fish ladders at the Easton and Chain dams.
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Neither snow, nor sleet, nor hail. There's frozen precipitation in the Lehigh Valley forecast on Wednesday — it's called graupel.
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Panel issuing 'letter of concern' after $1.2M Lafayette walkway project strips piece of College HillThe Easton Environmental Advisory Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to send a letter to city council and Lafayette College outlining their concerns after more than 40 trees were cleared.
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Borough council on Monday night heard a presentation on options to mitigate PFAS in its residential drinking supply. None of the proposals are cheap.
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On Sunday, a counterclockwise-spinning low pressure system was moving up the coast. The Lehigh Valley was on the western side of the low, which meant heavy rainfall.
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Musikfest organizers have already eliminated paper food and beverage tickets, and started using renewable energy sources to power tents, vendors and beer trucks – but the work continues to make the event more environmentally-friendly.
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The Lehigh Valley will begin to see impacts from Tropical Cyclone Debby on Tuesday, forecasters warn, calling expected rainfall a ‘predecessor’ event as the storm begins to crawl up the coast.
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This week, Watching the Skies gives an update on the International Space Station, which is currently hosting two ‘extra’ American astronauts.
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Saturday’s weather plagued Musikfest and there’s a chance more of the same is in store Sunday for the Lehigh Valley region. After a sunny Monday, heavy rain is in the forecast Tuesday.
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Following a severe thunderstorm yesterday, the Lehigh Valley should brace for more intense weather
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Downpours and thunderstorms are expected to ramp up across the region heading into the weekend. Here's what to expect if you have outdoor plans, especially if you're heading to Musikfest in Bethlehem.
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Over the past few days, Lehigh Valley residents have complained of bad smells wafting through Bethlehem and surrounding areas. Residents have described the most recent heavy odor as a rotting smell.
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Another wave of heat is forecast for the Lehigh Valley and a large swath of the region in the coming days, with heat index values up to 100 degrees expected, the National Weather Service said.
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ArtsQuest has a plan to keep people safe and hydrated as temperatures rise later this week. But once again, dodging storms on a couple of nights could be the weather headline of Musikfest 2024, says EPAWA meteorologist Bobby Martrich.
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One of the best chances to ‘catch a falling star’ is the Perseid meteor shower. And the evening of Aug. 12 and early morning of Aug. 13 should be the peak night for this annual event.
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“Noticing a haziness to the sky today? That is due to the smoke spreading into the region aloft from the wildfires in western North America,” the National Weather Service said on X.
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PennFuture and the Delaware Riverkeeper Network earlier this month realized a win in their case against the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, or Transco, and the state Department of Environmental Protection.